Can using chargers without their “bricks” (plugging directly into a USB port) hurt the device or just slow the charging?

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I’m traveling out of the country (from USA to EU) and bought a couple converters for my electronic devices (tablet, phone, etc). My question is, can I leave the charging “bricks” with the standard plug at home and use the USB outlets on my converter to charge my devices or will that harm them. I think all it could potentially do is slow the charging on the ones that increase the wattage, but am I missing something? Thanks in advance!

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It will work but likely be slower. It’s worth bringing at least one high current charger. If you look at the “brick” input voltage you will find they likely handle anything from 100-240 VAC and 50 or 60 Hz which means they can handle European voltages without a transformer.

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